BNP chairman admitted to hospital

The MEP and party chairman is undergoing tests near his home in Welshpool, Wales, after suffering back and stomach pain, a party spokesman said. "I am very keen on being in court on Monday as I believe there is going to be a judgment in favour of the British National Party," Mr Griffin said in a statement.

"I am waiting on the result of a series of tests on my kidneys and gall bladder and then the doctors will decide what course of action to take."

The Commission for Equality and Human Rights has applied for the committal of Mr Griffin, deputy Simon Darby and party officer Tanya Lumby over allegations that the BNP has failed to remove potentially racist clauses from its constitution.